Sugar-holder.



J. I'. MARTTER.

'SUGAR HOLDER. v.APPLIIJA'IIOIT FILED APB. 7, 1909. 932,623. Patented Aug. 31,1909.

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. Nimm w K J. F. MARTTBR. SUGAR HOLDER. .APPLIUAII'IQN FILED APE. 7. 1909.

932,623. Patented Aug. 31.1909.

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mamut JOSEPH FHARTTEB, OF'COLUHBUS,

Specification o Letters Patent.

Patented Ang. 31, 1909..

Application med April 7, 1909. Serial No. 488,472.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that l, JOSEPH F. MARTTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Sugar-Holders, of which the ollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to the improvement of sugar holders, and the objects of my invention are to provide an improved sugar holder or receptacle of simple construction and arrangement of parts; to so construct said improved holder as to combine therein, desirable means for su porting both domino or loaf and sugar in lmlk; to provide in conjunction with my device, means for readily detaching the sugar dominoes therefrom and for removing the bulk sugar as desired; to provide means for readily detaching the sugar holding sections from the main supporting body of the device and to produce certain improvements in details of construction and arrangement of parts which will be more fully pointed out hereinafter. rlhese objects I accomplish in the manner illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a central vertical section of mydevice, the same being taken through two opposin` loaf or domino sugar holding section, ig. 2 is a similar sectional view at right angles with that shown in Fig. 1, and, g1g. 3 is a sectional'view on line mof imilar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the severaly views.

ln carrying out my invention I employ a horizontally disposed base 1, which is preferably of a general circular form, this base being forme with an upwardly extending central stud 1tl and an upper side rib 1", which surrounds said stud at a distance therefrom. Seated upon the upper end of the stud, is the lower end of a central vertical tube 2, the lower closed end of said tube having a central opening therethrough, which communicates with a corresponding central opening in the base plate 1 and its stud 1?. The opening in the bottom of the tube is threaded to receive the threads of a vertical uniting bolt 3, which connects the base and tube in the manner shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing.

The upper side of the base plate has mounted thereon a slightly onical plate 4, the outer portion of said p ate bearing, as shown, upon the ribs lb'and the central portion thereof being formed with a central opening, from which extends downward a neck extension 4, the latter loosely surrounding the stud 1a of the base plate. Carried upon the plate 4 about the tube 2, is a vertical casing 5, the body of said casing being square orsubstantially s nare in cross section. The casingthus provi ed, is formed throughout the length of its body with corner projections 5, each of which is so bent as to form a keeper or channel 5b on the outer side of each face of the casing 5 and adjoining the corner thereof, each air of adjacent keepers or channels thus belng arranged at right angles with each other. rlhe upper end of the casing 5 is formed with a suitable cap 6 and said cap and the upper end of the tube 2, are surmounted by a detachable head 7 with which preferably engages a handle ring 8. On each of two opposing faces of the vertical casing 5, I provide a domino or loaf sugar holding member 9, which comprises a channel-shaped body having its outer vertical wall or face formed of glass or other transparent material 10. The open inner side of the holding section or member 9 is formed with outturned edge lips 9, which are adapted to fit and slide within the channels or ways 5b heretofore described.

As shown in the drawing, particularly in Fig. 1, the lower end of the glass front 10 of each of the domino holding sections, is at a desirable distance above the base 1. Suitably secured to each of two opposing walls of the member 5 at the base thereof, is the inner or lower end of a spring plate or sugar retaining tongue 11, the latter being curved upward and thence outward beneath the sugar holding section 9 and being adapted to form a support for thelower one of a plui tions 9, is a ca or cover member 13 of suitable form, sai cap being hinged at its rear side as indicated at 13"L tolthe adjacent wall of the casing 5. On those sides of the centralcasing 5 which. arevfat right angles with the sides carryin the folding sections 9, are

mounted vertical y, soft or granulated sugar holding bins or sections 14, each of which is in the form of an upri ht box or receptacle Yand which may be of te general hexagonal form in cross section shown. The rear vertical side of each of the bins or sections 14,

is formed with laterally projecting tongue extensions 14, which lit and slide within the remaining keepers or. channels 5b which are formed as heretofore described, by the corner projections 5a o f the member 5. The

80 lower end portion of each of the sugar hold- Iabove .this rounde in sections 14, is rounded or of Substantia ly scooped form as shown at 14b and d base portion of the holder, the latter has formed in its front face an an lar recess 15, which results in the formation of an inclined supplemental bottom plate 16 above said recess, which bottom plate has its lower or inner end termination at such distance from the rear wall of the holder 10, as to result in a reduced n passage 17 between the upper and lower .portions of the holder.`

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.the holder. It will be understoo As shown in the drawing, the inner end of the plate 16, meets the inner zontal cover plate 18, which is ed at its inner edge and which is ada te to normally close the upper side of t e base portion'14b of the holder. The upper side of each of the holder sections 14, is formed with a suitably hinged cap or cover 19 which when raised, permits of the supply o sugar being fed into the upper o en end of that from the upper ortion of the holder, a certain per cent. o the sugar therein will pass downward through the assa 17 into the base portion 14b and t at w en the lid 18 is raised, sugar thus contained in said base portion, may be removed with a spoon or other implement. As the sugar is thus re v moved from the lower portion of the holder,-

it is obvious that a' corresponding amount will' brefed downward through the passa e 1 rom the construction described, it will be between the fingers, pressing downward against the sprm members 11 until the domino has cleare the front plates 10 and pulling the domino outward. By this operation, it will be understood that the dominoes may be successively removed from the holder, and that as each domino is removed the next higher domino will drop downward upon the supporting spring tongue 11. In rotating the sugar holding) members and their supporting casing 5 a out the tube 2, to bring the desired sugar holdin section in convenient position for use, it is o vious that the moving plate 4, will bear only upon the base ribs 1", while its neck portion 48L will bear upon said base about the stud 1*, thus insuring a comparatively slight amount of fil'iction between the base and said revolving p ate.

It will be understood that a sugar holding device of the character described, may be produced in such ornamental form and of such material as to particularly adapt it for table use, although itis obvious that the same may be produced and employed in such sizes as will e more convenient for use in restaurants, hotelsand lunch rooms. L"

While I have shown but two of the domino sugar holdersfand 'an equal number 0f soft or granulated sugar holding devices in connection with my device, it is obvious that a greater number ofthe holding sections might be employed if desired b increasin the number of vertical faces ofy the centra casing 5.

What I claim, is:

41. A sugar holdingl receptacle comprising.

a base, a centrall casi rising therefrom, said casing bein an r in cross-section, the corners of sai casing being bent to form guideways and a loaf su ar receptacle open at its rear face and memlers carried by said loaf sugar receptacle adapted to enter said guideways.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a base comprising an annular rib and an upstanding stud of a centrally dis osed tube secured to said stud a rotative p ate bearing upon said rib and encircling said stud, a casing carried by said plate and surrounding said tube anda plunllitspfsugr. reeeivinerecptalsarrid by said casing, said receptacles being removably mounted upon saidA casing.

smoes 3. In a device of the character described, tion to be grasped et the lower edge of the the combination with a rotative member of a receptacle. loaf sugar compartment cerried.` by seid In testimon whereof I affix my signature member, seid loaf suarcompartment bein in presence o two witnesses. n

5 open both at its rear ace when removed an JSEPH F. MARTTER.

et its lower end and a spring underlying said lwitnesses: l loaf sugar compartment in such manner as C. C. SHEPHERD, to support a domino of loef sugar in pos- L. CARL S'roUGH'roN. 

